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Lincoln For Beginners

by Paul Buhle ...

There is no greater symbol of the American presidency than Abraham Lincoln. Though Lincoln himself his personality the sources of his dedication and his idealism remains very much a mystery. The sudden rise to world stature of a hard-traveling lawyer from the frontier with no prominent family or social connections to back him was a wonder of the age.Well over a thousand books about Lincoln have ... Read more

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There is no greater symbol of the American presidency than Abraham Lincoln. Though Lincoln himself his personality the sources of his dedication and his idealism remains very much a mystery. The sudden rise to world stature of a hard-traveling lawyer from the frontier with no prominent family or social connections to back him was a wonder of the age.Well over a thousand books about Lincoln have
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FDR and the New Deal For Beginners

by Paul Buhle, Sabrina Jones, Harvey Pekar ...

Series series For Beginners
A profusely illustrated popularly-written volume with original comic art FDR and the New Deal For Beginners will shed new light upon a story now regaining visibility thanks to the recent economic crisis and prominent reformer President Obama in the White House.The history of the precedent-making FDR administration through the bitter economic depression with expansive programs empowering artists ... Read more

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A profusely illustrated popularly-written volume with original comic art FDR and the New Deal For Beginners will shed new light upon a story now regaining visibility thanks to the recent economic crisis and prominent reformer President Obama in the White House.The history of the precedent-making FDR administration through the bitter economic depression with expansive programs empowering artists
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Partisans

A Graphic History of Anti-Fascist Resistance

Edited by Raymond Tyler, Paul Buhle ...

With eleven brand new comics created by legendary and upcoming writers and comics artists, Partisans flips a new page in the popular understanding of anti-Nazi and anti-fascist resistance. Through vivid illustrations and compelling narratives, Partisans brings to life the struggles and triumphs of those who resisted fascism. Within these pages, readers will encounter stories of resistance from the ... Read more

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With eleven brand new comics created by legendary and upcoming writers and comics artists, Partisans flips a new page in the popular understanding of anti-Nazi and anti-fascist resistance. Through vivid illustrations and compelling narratives, Partisans brings to life the struggles and triumphs of those who resisted fascism. Within these pages, readers will encounter stories of resistance from the
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Yiddishkeit

Jewish Vernacular & the New Land

by Harvey Pekar, Paul Buhle ...

A "fascinating and enlightening" collection of comics and writings that explore the Yiddish language and the Jewish experience ( The Miami Herald).We hear words like nosh, schlep, and schmutz, but how did they come to pepper American English? In Yiddishkeit, Harvey Pekar and Paul Buhle trace the far-reaching influences of Yiddish from medieval Europe to the tenements of New York's Lower East Side. ... Read more

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A "fascinating and enlightening" collection of comics and writings that explore the Yiddish language and the Jewish experience ( The Miami Herald).We hear words like nosh, schlep, and schmutz, but how did they come to pepper American English? In Yiddishkeit, Harvey Pekar and Paul Buhle trace the far-reaching influences of Yiddish from medieval Europe to the tenements of New York's Lower East Side.
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The Art of Harvey Kurtzman

The Mad Genius of Comics

by Denis Kitchen, Paul Buhle ...

The definitive anthology of the pioneering cartoonist and creator of Mad magazine, featuring 100s of classic and never-before-seeen illustrations.It's difficult to overstate Harvey Kurtzman's influence on pop culture. He discovered Robert Crumb and gave Gloria Steinem her first job in publishing. Terry Gilliam also started at his side, where he met John Cleese, and the genesis of Monty Python was ... Read more

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The definitive anthology of the pioneering cartoonist and creator of Mad magazine, featuring 100s of classic and never-before-seeen illustrations.It's difficult to overstate Harvey Kurtzman's influence on pop culture. He discovered Robert Crumb and gave Gloria Steinem her first job in publishing. Terry Gilliam also started at his side, where he met John Cleese, and the genesis of Monty Python was
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Len, A Lawyer in History

A Graphic Biography of Radical Attorney Leonard Weinglass

by Michael Steven Smith ...

For half a century, criminal defense lawyer Leonard Weinglass defended a who’s who of the twentieth-century left in some of America’s most spectacular trials. The typical call I get is one that starts by saying, You’re the fifth attorney we’ve called,’” he once said. Then I get interested.” Those calls came from the likes of the SDS, the Chicago Seven, Daniel Ellsberg, Abbie Hoffman, and Mumia Abu ... Read more

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For half a century, criminal defense lawyer Leonard Weinglass defended a who’s who of the twentieth-century left in some of America’s most spectacular trials. The typical call I get is one that starts by saying, You’re the fifth attorney we’ve called,’” he once said. Then I get interested.” Those calls came from the likes of the SDS, the Chicago Seven, Daniel Ellsberg, Abbie Hoffman, and Mumia Abu
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On the Ground

An Illustrated Anecdotal History of the Sixties Underground Press in the U.S.

by Paul Buhle ...

In four short years (1965–1969), the underground press grew from five small newspapers in as many cities in the U.S. to over 500 newspapers—with millions of readers—all over the world. Completely circumventing (and subverting) establishment media by utilizing their own news service and freely sharing content amongst each other, the underground press, at its height, became the unifying institution ... Read more

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In four short years (1965–1969), the underground press grew from five small newspapers in as many cities in the U.S. to over 500 newspapers—with millions of readers—all over the world. Completely circumventing (and subverting) establishment media by utilizing their own news service and freely sharing content amongst each other, the underground press, at its height, became the unifying institution
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A People's History of American Empire

A Graphic Adaptation

by Howard Zinn, Mike Konopacki, Paul Buhle ...

Series series American Empire Project
Adapted from the bestselling grassroots history of the United States, the story of America in the world, told in comics form.Since its landmark publication in 1980, A People's History of the United States has had six new editions, sold more than 1.7 million copies, become required classroom reading throughout the country, and been turned into an acclaimed play. More than a successful book, A ... Read more

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Adapted from the bestselling grassroots history of the United States, the story of America in the world, told in comics form.Since its landmark publication in 1980, A People's History of the United States has had six new editions, sold more than 1.7 million copies, become required classroom reading throughout the country, and been turned into an acclaimed play. More than a successful book, A
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From the Knights of Labor to the New World Order

Essays on Labor and Culture

by Paul Buhle ...

Series series Labor in America
This collection brings together the labor and cultural studies of the author over the past 20 years, during which time the fields of social history, women's history, ethnic studies, public history, and oral history have all been transformed. The essays, some rewritten or newly available and the rest original to this volume, offer important examples of historical analysis, comment on changing ... Read more

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This collection brings together the labor and cultural studies of the author over the past 20 years, during which time the fields of social history, women's history, ethnic studies, public history, and oral history have all been transformed. The essays, some rewritten or newly available and the rest original to this volume, offer important examples of historical analysis, comment on changing
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"We Called Each Other Comrade"

Charles H. Kerr & Company, Radical Publishers

by Allen Ruff ...

This is the history of the most significant translator, publisher, and distributor of left-wing literature in the United States. Based in Chicago and still publishing, Charles H. Kerr & Company began in 1886 as a publisher of Unitarian tracts. The company's focus changed after its founder, the son of abolitionist activists, became a socialist at the turn of the century.Tracing Kerr's political ... Read more

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This is the history of the most significant translator, publisher, and distributor of left-wing literature in the United States. Based in Chicago and still publishing, Charles H. Kerr & Company began in 1886 as a publisher of Unitarian tracts. The company's focus changed after its founder, the son of abolitionist activists, became a socialist at the turn of the century.Tracing Kerr's political
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C.L.R. James

The Artist as Revolutionary

by Paul Buhle, Lawrence Ware ...

A new edition of C.L.R. James’s authorized biographyC.L.R. James was a man of prodigious and varied accomplishments. He was a protean twentieth-century Marxist intellectual, widely recognized as a pioneering scholar of slave revolt; a leading voice of Pan-Africanism; a peripatetic revolutionary and scholar active in US and UK radical movements; a novelist, playwright, and critic; and one of the ... Read more

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A new edition of C.L.R. James’s authorized biographyC.L.R. James was a man of prodigious and varied accomplishments. He was a protean twentieth-century Marxist intellectual, widely recognized as a pioneering scholar of slave revolt; a leading voice of Pan-Africanism; a peripatetic revolutionary and scholar active in US and UK radical movements; a novelist, playwright, and critic; and one of the
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Hide in Plain Sight

The Hollywood Blacklistees in Film and Television, 1950–2002

by Paul Buhle, Dave Wagner ...

Hide in Plain Sight completes Buhle and Wagner's trilogy on the Hollywood blacklist. When the blacklistees were hounded out of Hollywood, some left for television where many worked on children's shows like "Rocky and Bullwinkle." A number wrote adult sitcoms such as The Donna Reed Show, and M*A*S*H while some of them ultimately returned to Hollywood and made great films such as Norma Rae, and ... Read more

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Hide in Plain Sight completes Buhle and Wagner's trilogy on the Hollywood blacklist. When the blacklistees were hounded out of Hollywood, some left for television where many worked on children's shows like "Rocky and Bullwinkle." A number wrote adult sitcoms such as The Donna Reed Show, and M*A*S*H while some of them ultimately returned to Hollywood and made great films such as Norma Rae, and
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